unplayable

of an audio or visual recording of the delivery of a ball

(of an audio or visual recording) Unable to be played on specified equipment, or at all. / (cricket, soccer, of the delivery of a ball) Impossible to play or to defend against.

Japanese Meaning

(音声または映像の録音において) 指定された機器で再生できない、または全く再生できない / (クリケット、サッカーなどで) ボールの配球がプレーできない、または守備できない

What is this buttons?

The vintage cassette recording is unplayable on modern players without special adapters.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その古いカセット録音は、特殊なアダプターがなければ現代のプレーヤーでは再生できない。

Details

Sense（1）

(of an audio or visual recording) Unable to be played on specified equipment, or at all.

Apparently the Edison company failed to consider, or chose to ignore, the fact that their records were made using the “hill and dale” vertical-cut recording groove and therefore unplayable on standard (and much cheaper) gramophones […]

Google Translation / DeepL Translation